ANSWER: Yes, he must pay the zakat if it reaches or is more than the nisab. He must get his back up from the couch and work in halal, even if it’s a janitor’s job and earn instead of putting such mental blocks and hurdles in his life!

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ANSWER: The concept of gifting a prayer mat is not an Islamic concept as Allah has made the earth a place for prayer wherever we are.  Thinking that we need a prayer mat to pray is an innovation. One can use it only when the ground is impure or dirty. 

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ANSWER: If you found it in a land that doesn’t belong to anyone and it has the marks of pre-Islamic period, it is yours after giving 20% of it to the poor and needy Muslims. This is called as rikaz.

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ANSWER: That’s his choice. However, stingy people are by nature stingy and this is in their DNA and they won’t be among the successful on the day of Judgment! No Muslim who has his own flesh and blood suffering because of a tiny loan would hesitate to rush to his rescue if he has the […]

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